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[1]Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
[2]for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
[3]Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
[4]and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
[5]A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
[6]For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
[7]Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
[8]He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
[9]The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
[10][If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
[11]Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
[12]If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.
[13]Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
[14]so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
[15]Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
[16]For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
[17]Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
[18]lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
[19]Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
[20]for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
[21]My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
[22]For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
[23]These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
[24]He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
[25]but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
[26]He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
[27]Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
[28]Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
[29]Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
[30]I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
[31]and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
[32]Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
[33]-- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
[34]So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
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